Riffing is something many people think is harder than it actually is. Let me illustrate… So here is a video of the amazing American artist Tori Kelly. There is just incredible control and artistry in this riffing powerhouse video by Tori. Check out her stuff – really fresh and inspiring! There is a KILLER vocal […]
In previous blog posts on songwriting I’ve covered various topics, namely just getting something being a great way to get good songs quickly, how writing about anything or nothing allows you to get the creative juices flowing, and how to… This time I want to tackle something from a more philosophical perspective. One of the
Vocal folds video of the voice in action I was introduced to this vocal folds video by another singing teacher as it shows what happens to the voice as a student sings higher and higher. Note how the vocal cords get stretched longer and longer gradually as the pitch ascends. Though you can’t see it,
Want to make it as a singer? Many students say they want to “make it as a singer” “Make it as a singer” “Make it as a singer” “Make it as a singer” Just saying it over and over won’t make it happen. Do you know HOW to make it as a singer? Would you
Other than being a busy vocal coach teaching artists out to get more fans, I’m also someone who regularly gets called to do various types of gigs on various instruments, being good to excellent at a wide variety of different styles of music has been of huge importance to getting call-backs. However, a learning experience
Here’s one of my favourite songwriting tips My friend and fellow songwriter Matt Blick recently – http://www.mattblick.com/2012/10/you-need-deadlines-slight-return.html – wrote a blog post full of songwriting tips about the importance of deadlines. I am not QUITE shamelessly ripping it off, but the third lesson I wish to share with you is a similar title extolling… Songwriting Tips:
A number of students ask me about ‘vocal consistency’, how one day their voice feels great and they can do anything with it… and the next it feels horrible and it won’t even string a couple of words together… how can we develop a voice that is relatively consistent one day to the next? There
I was recently watching a Youtube seminar by a guy called Ralph Murphy. Who? Well, most of you will never have heard of him, but he was a songwriter of over 50 years, has toured the world as a performer, writer and teacher. He was a Vice-President within ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and
